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Wei Xuمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Large Language Models
• Natural Language Processing
• Machine Learning
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Wei Xu is an Associate Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology's College of Computing and School of Interactive Computing, with affiliations to the Machine Learning Center. Their research bridges machine learning, natural language processing, and social media with focus areas in large language models, cultural bias mitigation, multilingual capabilities, and human-AI collaboration in text evaluation. NSF CAREER and Google Academic Research Award recipient Director of NLP X Lab PhD from New York University, BSMS from Tsinghua University Research interests span: Multilingual Multicultural LLMs addressing representational gaps and cultural adaptation in language models (NAACL 2025, ACL 2024); Robustness and Reasoning through dynamic AGI evaluations (ACL 2024, EMNLP 2024); Interdisciplinary NLP applications in security, healthcare, and law (EMNLP 2024, ACL 2024). Recent publications focus on multilingual alignment (NAACL 2025), privacy risk estimation (arXiv 2025), cultural bias analysis (ACL 2024), and medical text simplification (EMNLP 2024). Key themes include bias mitigation, multimodal processing, and practical LLM evaluation. Scientific Awards : NSF CAREER, Google/Sony/Criteo research awards, ACL'24 Best Social Impact Award, COLING'18 Best Paper Advising 15 PhD/MS/BSMS students including Yao Dou (human-centered LLM evaluation), Tarek Naous (multilingual LLMs), and alumni like Chao Jiang (Apple AI/ML) and Yang Chen (NVIDIA research scientist). Teaches graduate courses on NLP and LLMs.

Jan Alberمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Narrative Theory
• Cognitive Literary Studies
• Postcolonial Literature
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jan Alber is a Professor of Modern English and American Literature at the Department of English and American Literature and Culture, Justus Liebig University Giessen . He previously held positions at RWTH Aachen, Aarhus University, TU Darmstadt, and the University of Freiburg. His work bridges narrative theory, cognitive studies, and postcolonial literature, with a focus on unnatural narratives and empirical approaches to literary analysis. Fields of Interest: Unnatural Narratology, Cognitive Literary Studies, Climate Fiction, Postcolonial Literature Key Themes: Storyworlds, Ideology, Empirical Methods, Narrative Beginnings Alber's recent publications explore narrative theory's intersections with cognition and ideology, including analyses of digital post-postmodernist novels and climate change narratives. His empirical studies examine how readers process experimental narratives, particularly unnatural narrators and metaleptic structures. He has received prestigious awards such as the Habilitation Prize from the German Association of Anglists (2013) and the FRIAS junior group competition (2008). His research is funded by the AHRC, DFG, and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, notably supporting interdisciplinary work on post-truth political narratives and Ukrainian scholars. Alber co-founded the Aachen Center for Cognitive and Empirical Literary Studies and serves as President of the International Society for the Study of Narrative. He organizes international workshops on cognitive narratology and teaches courses spanning literary history, theory, and postmodern fiction.

Zizi Papacharissiمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Social Media Studies
• Political Communication
• Digital Democracy
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Zizi Papacharissi is a UIC Distinguished Professor of Communication and Political Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), serving as Department Head of Communication. She is also a University Scholar and affiliate faculty at the Discovery Partners Institute (University of Illinois System). Her research explores the social and political implications of digital media, with a focus on affective publics, networked identities, and democratic processes. She holds a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin and has authored over 10 books and 80+ journal articles. Education: PhD, University of Texas at Austin (2000) in New Media Technologies and Political Communication MA, Kent State University (1997) in Communication Studies BA, Mount Holyoke College (1995) in Media Studies and Economics Research Interests: Dr. Papacharissi investigates how digital media shape political participation, identity formation, and public discourse. Key areas include affective publics (emotional dimensions of online activism), the role of social media in democracy, and the ethical implications of AI and connective technologies. Her work bridges communication studies, political theory, and sociology. Recent Contributions: Her 2021 book After Democracy explores post-democratic futures in the digital age. She edits Social Media & Society and collaborates with tech firms like Facebook/Meta and Tencent on media ethics and policy. Her research on #Egypt and #OWS movements highlights social media’s role in mobilizing protests. Awards & Recognition: 2018 Wayne Danielson Award (National Communication Association) 2015 Best Book Award (NCA Human Communication and Technology Division) High-Impact Scholar (University of Texas at Austin) Advising & Grants: While no student names are listed, her courses (e.g., Democracy in a Digital Age ) reflect her mentorship in critical media studies. She has secured grants from the National Academies of Science and the Institute of Medicine for projects on youth well-being and digital media. Labs & Teams: Her research lab focuses on digital media’s societal impact, collaborating with global institutions like the Oxford Internet Institute and the Harvard Kennedy School. She chairs UIC’s interdisciplinary Digital Media and Democracy initiative.

• Literary Sociology
• Sociology of Literary Work
• Post-Factual Age
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Carolin Amlinger is a researcher at the University of Basel's Department of German Linguistics and Literature , directing the SNSF Ambizione Grant "Reading: Taste and Social Boundaries" . She studied philosophy, German studies, and sociology at the University of Trier , later earning her doctorate at the Technical University of Darmstadt and the Institute for Social Research Frankfurt am Main with the award-winning thesis "Writing: A Sociology of Literary Work" . Her research centers on Literary Sociology and Social Theory , particularly focusing on the intersection of taste, social boundaries, and cultural struggles. She co-directs the Forum Literary Sociology and has contributed to debates on conspiracy theories and the post-factual age . Her 2023 monograph "Infringed Freedom: Aspects of Libertarian Authoritarianism" (co-authored with Oliver Nachtwey) was shortlisted for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize . Research interests: Literary Sociology, Social Theory, Post-Factual Age, Cultural Studies, Conspiracy Theories, Political Sociology Key projects: SNSF Ambizione Grant "Reading: Taste and Social Boundaries" , co-director of Forum Literary Sociology , visiting fellow at CRC 1472 "Transformations of the Popular" (University of Siegen, 2022/23) Scientific awards: 2022 Dissertation Prize (Friends of TU Darmstadt) 2022 DGS Labor and Industrial Sociology Prize 2023 Young Thinker Award (Sociology category) Recent publications (2024–2025): Focus on literary sociology, libertarian authoritarianism, bureaucratic reform, and social dimensions in text production

• Art
• Sociology
• Political Science
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Martina Beate Geissler is an Associate Professor of Art at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She collaborates with Oliver Sann, focusing on the intersections of knowledge, power, and technology in Western culture, particularly how humans are transformed through technological systems. Their work critically examines the boundaries between factual documentation and constructed realities, engaging with media and technology's inherent biases. At the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG), Department I, they are developing the project Hopium Economy , which contextualizes the opioid crisis in the Midwestern USA within broader socio-political frameworks, including public health systems, pharmaceutical industries, racial tensions, and de-industrialization. The project redefines addiction as a core existential mode linked to the Anthropocene's challenges. They have received notable awards such as the Videonale Award and Herman-Claasen-Award, alongside grants from the Graham Foundation and Humanities without Walls. Their artistic work has been exhibited internationally in institutions like the Museum of Contemporary Photography (Chicago), Fotomuseum Antwerp, and the German Pavilion at the Photography Biennial Dubai, UAE. Scientific Awards & Grants Videonale Award, Bonn, Germany Herman-Claasen-Award, Cologne, Germany Graham Foundation Production Grant, Chicago Humanities without Walls Grant

• Machine Learning
• Artificial Intelligence
• Explainability of AI
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Carlos Guestrin is the Fortinet Founders Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University and serves as Director of the Stanford AI Lab (SAIL) and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI). He holds dual roles as Chief Scientist at Visual Layer and Virtue AI. His research focuses on machine learning methods, explainability, fairness, and ethics of AI, alongside systems for scalable AI deployment. Education details are not explicitly provided, but his work spans foundational contributions to machine learning systems (e.g., XGBoost) and explainable AI frameworks like Anchors and LIME. He emphasizes ethical AI through projects like CheckList for model testing and Model Equality Testing for API transparency. His scientific contributions include advancing optimization techniques (AdaScale SGD, TVM compiler) and ethical benchmarks for generative AI. He has been recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering for his transformative impact on AI systems and their societal applications. Guestrin leads interdisciplinary initiatives at SAIL and HAI, fostering collaboration between technical innovation and human-centered design. His work bridges theory and practice, addressing challenges in healthcare (diabetes management systems) and AI security.

Alice Bellمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Stylistics/Literary-Linguistics
• Narratology
• Digital Fiction
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Professor Alice Bell is a Professor of English Language and Literature at Sheffield Hallam University, affiliated with the Sheffield Creative Industries Institute, Humanities Research Centre, and Culture and Creativity Research Institute. She holds a BA, MSc, PGcertHE, and PhD. Her work focuses on digital fiction, narratology, and stylistics, with a particular emphasis on how digital technologies shape narrative forms and reader engagement. Her research explores stylistics, literary-linguistics, and narratology, with a focus on born-digital fiction such as hypertext, app-based stories, and VR narratives. Key areas include interactivity in digital environments, cognitive processing of digital texts, and ontological boundaries between fiction and reality. She has led major projects like the AHRC-funded Reading Digital Fiction (2014-2017) and collaborates on preservation initiatives like the Digital Fiction Curios project. Recent work examines postdigital themes, empirical reader responses in VR fiction, and the interplay between fact and fiction in contemporary narratives. These studies often bridge narrative theory, cognitive poetics, and digital media analysis. Professor Bell has secured significant funding, including a £349,957 AHRC/DFG grant (2023) as PI for Reading Post-Postmodernist Fictions of the Digital . She supervises postgraduate students in areas like cognitive poetics, digital fiction, and experimental writing, including projects such as Alternate Realities: Possible Worlds Theory and Counterfactual Historical Fiction and ‘Digesting Creepypasta’: A Genre Analysis of Social Media Horror Fiction . Her collaborations include work with the One-to-One Development Trust on digital preservation and co-editing projects like Possible Worlds Theory and Contemporary Narratology (2019) and a special issue on fact-fiction dynamics in the European Journal of English Studies .

Lisa Cordesمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Latin Literature
• Fiction and Figurative Representation
• Authorship and Literary Theory
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Lisa Cordes is a Professor of Latin Studies at the Institute of Classical Philology , Humboldt University of Berlin, since 2023. Her research focuses on fiction, literary figures, and authorship in Latin literature , with a strong emphasis on panegyric rhetoric, gender studies, and cultural theory . She has held notable positions, including a Humboldt Foundation Visiting Fellowship (2024-2025) and a Feodor Lynen Fellowship (2022-2023). PhD in Classical Philology, LMU Munich (2016) Juniorprofessorin für Latinistik at HU Berlin (2019-2023) Lisa Cordes' research explores panegyric fictionality , gendered first-person discourse , and literary character theory in premodern texts. Her work bridges classical philology with modern frameworks like discourse analysis and digital humanities , focusing on authors such as Cicero, Seneca, and Ovid. Her recent publications (2025-2021) analyze literary character modeling , Cicero’s dialogues , and authorship performativity , with recurring themes of imperial representation and autobiographical elements . She co-edits the Handbuch der lateinischen Literatur (Band 3.2) and leads the BridgeClassics research group for digital classics. Scientific Awards: Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship (2022-2023) Member, Jungen Akademie der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz (since 2020) As a visiting fellow at Princeton University (2024-2025) and visiting scholar at Cambridge (2022-2023), Cordes has collaborated internationally. She has also contributed to digital classics projects and interdisciplinary workshops on textualization and authorship.

• Anthropological Films
• Ethnographic Film
• Documentary Filmmaking
• +۲ مورد دیگر

André Singer is a Research Professor at the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, SOAS University of London, and Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at the University of Southern California. He holds a DPhil from Oxford University and served as President (2014-2018) and Emeritus President of the Royal Anthropological Institute. His twin-track career spans academic anthropology and documentary filmmaking, with fieldwork in Iran and Afghanistan. Research focuses on ethnographic film, cultural representation, and visual anthropology, particularly examining how media intersects with anthropological inquiry. Key areas include: Sedentarisation of nomadic communities Ethnographic methodologies in film Cultural impacts of conflict and genocide Historical trauma representation Publications demonstrate interdisciplinary engagement across anthropology, film studies, and history, with recent work emphasizing Holocaust documentation and post-conflict memory. Articles predominantly explore visual storytelling ethics, cultural preservation, and the anthropology of media. Scientific honors include a BAFTA for Best Documentary Series, two Emmy Awards, Peabody Award, and multiple international film festival prizes. Notable productions include Night Will Fall and collaborations with Werner Herzog. As CEO of Spring Films Ltd., he leads documentary productions addressing historical and social themes. He has supervised restoration projects like the 1945 Holocaust documentary German Concentration Camps, a Factual Survey .

Renata Stonytėمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Political Communication
• Political Cinema
• Documentary Film Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Renata Stonytė is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Journalism and Media Research within the Faculty of Communication at Vilnius University. Her research focuses on political communication, political cinema, and documentary film studies with particular emphasis on post-Soviet cultural transformation and digital memory. She has organized international conferences such as 'Populism in National and Global Media' (2023) and 'Crisis in Cinema and Visual Media' (2014). She actively participates in research projects including the EU-funded 'Connective Digital Memory in Borderlands' (2020-2023) and the Lithuanian RC-backed 'Political Breakthrough on Screen' (2017-2019). Her academic qualifications include a doctoral degree (exact details unspecified), and she has published monographs like Political Breakthrough on Screen (2020) and peer-reviewed articles in journals like New Media & Society and Studies in Art History . Her work bridges media studies with political analysis, examining how visual media represent historical and sociopolitical changes in Eastern Europe. Renata teaches at the Faculty of Communication and contributes to science communication through presentations at conferences and editorial activities in academic publishing. She explores interdisciplinary themes connecting cinema, digital heritage, and cultural memory in contested border regions.

Joseph Blocherمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Constitutional Law
• Second Amendment
• First Amendment
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Joseph Blocher is the Lanty L. Smith Distinguished Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law, where he has taught since 2009. His scholarly work focuses on federal and state constitutional law, particularly the First and Second Amendments, legal history, and the intersection of law and violence. Education: J.D., Yale University (2006); M.Phil., University of Cambridge (2003); B.A., Rice University (2001). Appointments: Professor of Law (2014–present), Lanty L. Smith Distinguished Professor (2018–present). His research includes groundbreaking studies on gun rights and regulation, academic freedom, historical constitutional interpretation, and sovereignty. Blocher has published extensively in top law journals, with forthcoming work on gun safety technologies and historical fact-finding in constitutional litigation. Grants include major institutional support from Arnold Ventures and the Harold Simmons Foundation for the Duke Center for Firearms Law, which he co-founded. Awards highlight his contributions: the Edward D. Robbins Memorial Prize, Duke's Distinguished Teaching Award (2012), and recognition in the Green Bag Almanac for legal writing. Blocher frequently engages public discourse, contributing to the New York Times , Washington Post , and Atlantic , while advising policy debates through congressional testimony and media commentary.

Erlend Lavikمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Television Studies
• Film History
• Film and TV Analysis
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Erlend Lavik is Professor at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies, University of Bergen, Norway. Specialising in television studies, film history, and digital criticism, he leads research on cinematic television, narrative complexity, and the scholarly video essay. He is a key figure in the study of HBO’s The Wire , which he frames as emblematic of the medium’s “third golden age.” Education 2008 – PhD, Changing Narratives. Five Essays on Hollywood History , University of Bergen 2001 – MA (hovedoppgave), Kjærlighet i seriemonogamiets tidsalder. Romantiske komedier i Hollywood , University of Bergen Research Interests Lavik’s work interrogates the intersection of aesthetics, narrative theory, and media policy. Core themes include: Serial television and long-form storytelling Film and television authorship (showrunner model, copyright aesthetics) Digital criticism and the video essay as scholarly genre Hollywood historiography from classical to post-classical cinema Documentary ethics and truth claims in factual media Publication Trends Across more than 60 publications, Lavik moves fluidly between peer-reviewed journals, academic monographs, trade-press essays, and experimental video essays. Recurrent case studies include The Wire , The Sopranos , Succession , and blockbuster cinema, examined through lenses of narrative complexity, intertextuality, and cultural memory. Selected Public Engagement & Service Chairman of the jury, Best Norwegian Documentary, Bergen International Film Festival 2012 Keynote speaker, Nordic Media Conference, Akureiri 2011; NTNU seminar on video essays 2012 Public lectures at NRK Drama, University of Tromsø, Bergen Public Library, and numerous film clubs Labs, Teams, Collaborations Lavik is affiliated with the research group Film, Television, and Visual Culture at the University of Bergen, where he collaborates on projects concerning production studies, visual aesthetics, and digital distribution. While specific grant numbers are not listed, his sustained output and conference presence indicate ongoing funded research within Norwegian and European media-studies networks.

Klemens Kappelمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Social Epistemology
• Political Philosophy
• Bioethics
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Klemens Kappel is a Professor in the Department of Communication at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen. Holding credentials including MA in Philosophy, PhD in Philosophy, and MD, he maintains an active research and teaching profile with extensive publication output (104 research items) and professional engagement (181 activities). His institutional presence is centered at Karen Blixens Plads 8 in Copenhagen, with professional activities documented through 2023. Professor Kappel's research centers on social epistemology, examining how knowledge, justified belief, and evidence depend on social contexts. His work investigates knowledge production in social settings, the epistemic value of diversity, group knowledge attribution, rational responses to disagreement, and consensus dynamics. His research intersects significantly with political philosophy regarding science's role in democracy, legitimate decision-making amid factual disagreements, religious and scientific reasoning in public discourse, and freedom of speech justification. Additional interests include bioethics, epistemological questions about reliabilism, epistemic consequentialism, and meta-epistemology. His recent publications (2016-2023) demonstrate consistent focus on the relationship between knowledge practices and democratic governance. Articles analyze scientific expertise in public reason, justification structures in disagreement, ethical dimensions of controversy, and consent models in medical contexts. The body of work shows interdisciplinary engagement spanning philosophy, political science, bioethics, and science policy, with increasing attention to practical applications in democratic deliberation and science communication. Kappel directs the Social Epistemology Research Group (SERG) and heads the Convergent Ethics and Ethics of Controversy (CEEC) research project. His teaching concentrates on epistemology, social epistemology, political philosophy, and bioethics, with extensive supervision experience for BA and MA theses in contemporary anglophone philosophy. Professional activities include significant committee memberships such as the Danish Council for Independent Research (2021-2024), the Danish Committee on Research Misconduct (2021-2024), and the Danish Health Authority (2022-2025), demonstrating institutional engagement beyond his university appointment. His public engagement is substantial with 10 documented media appearances between 2008-2011 across major Danish outlets including DR, TV2, and radio programs. This outreach focuses on democratic discourse, medical skepticism, and the role of controversy in knowledge production, reflecting his commitment to translating academic research into public understanding.

Aaron Daniel Annasمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Digital Media Production
• Documentary Filmmaking
• Independent Filmmaking
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Aaron Daniel Annas is an Associate Professor of Digital Media Production at Catawba University , where he serves as Chair of the Department of Communication Arts and Media. He holds an MFA from Governors State University and a BFA from Mars Hill University. Education: MFA, Governors State University Education: BFA, Mars Hill University As an award-winning documentary filmmaker, Professor Annas focuses on storytelling methodologies that bridge corporate industry demands with independent media creation. His 2020 film There’s No Such Thing as Ghosts? explores cultural beliefs through internationally distributed digital platforms, while his current post-production project investigates societal perspectives on extraterrestrial life. His work has received recognition at multiple film festivals and distribution through networks like National Geographic, the History Channel, and streaming services including Amazon Prime and Apple TV. Key themes in his practice include factual representation with minimal bias and technological adaptation in media production. Scientific awards: Best Director Best Feature Documentary Professor Annas integrates academic rigor into his filmmaking, emphasizing truth-based narrative construction and international accessibility of media products.

• Theatre History
• Cultural Studies
• Performance Studies
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Chris Hay is a Professor of Drama at the Flinders Drama Centre , Flinders University, and Director of the Assemblage Centre for Creative Practice Research within the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. He leads the AusStage Australian Live Performance Database and co-leads the Australian Creative Histories and Futures project for the Australian Research Data Commons. His research explores funded cultural output as a lens for understanding national anxieties. Education: PhD and BA (Hons) from University of Sydney, PG Cert in Learning and Teaching from Rose Bruford College Research Interests span Australian theatre history, cultural policy analysis, actor training pedagogy, and digital humanities infrastructure. He specializes in intersections between institutional funding and national identity, with particular focus on performing arts subsidy systems and the somatic dimensions of training. Scientific Awards include the Marlis Thiersch Prize (2022) and multiple ARC grants, including a DECRA Fellowship (DE200101426) for researching Australia's live performance subsidy origins. He has received LIEF grants for expanding AusStage's international impact and building the Australian Cultural Data Engine. Key Responsibilities: Director, Assemblage Centre for Creative Practice Research Academic Lead, AusStage Database Co-President, Australasian Association for Theatre, Drama, and Performance Studies (ADSA) Co-Editor, Journal of Australian Studies Editor, Performance Paradigm Associate Editor, Theatre, Dance, and Performance Training His recent publications examine data feminism in Australian theatre, actor training's role in policy implementation, and transnational Eurovision fandom. He co-authored the 2022 book Contemporary Australian Playwriting: Re-visioning the Nation on the Mainstage with Stephen Carleton.